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D-Index
84
Citations
22742
World Ranking
805
National Ranking
346

Lucien Froidevaux publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lucien Froidevaux sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 332 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Lucien Froidevaux D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lucien Froidevaux sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lucien Froidevaux is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a primary focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change.

The main fields of study connected to Froidevaux's work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad fields, the subfields most represented are:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their research covers several main topics, especially emphasizing atmospheric phenomena:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Recent publications illustrate these interests and include the following papers:

  • "Validation of SAGE III/ISS Solar Occultation Ozone Products With Correlative Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Seasonal stratospheric ozone trends over 2000-2018 derived from several merged data sets," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Updated trends of the stratospheric ozone vertical distribution in the 60° S-60° N latitude range based on the LOTUS regression model," 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Rapid ozone depletion after humidification of the stratosphere by the Hunga Tonga Eruption," 2023, Science
  • "How Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport Drive Surface Variability of N2O and CFC-11," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Froidevaux frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Science

The scientist collaborates often with multiple coauthors who have contributed to several works, including:

  • Sean Davis
  • D. A. Degenstein
  • Robert Damadeo
  • Wolfgang Steinbrecht
  • Richard Querel

Best Publications

  • The Earth observing system microwave limb sounder (EOS MLS) on the aura Satellite

    J.W. Waters;L. Froidevaux;R.S. Harwood;R.F. Jarnot

  • Unprecedented Arctic ozone loss in 2011

    Gloria L. Manney;Gloria L. Manney;Michelle L. Santee;Markus Rex;Nathaniel J. Livesey

  • Validation of the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder temperature and geopotential height measurements

    M. Schwartz;A. Lambert;G.L. Manney;G.L. Manney;W.G. Read

  • Overview of the EOS aura mission

    M.R. Schoeberl;A.R. Douglass;E. Hilsenrath;P.K. Bhartia

  • Tropospheric Ozone Determined from Aura OMI and MLS: Evaluation of Measurements and Comparison with the Global Modeling Initiative's Chemical Transport Model

    J. R. Ziemke;J. R. Ziemke;S. Chandra;S. Chandra;B. N. Duncan;B. N. Duncan;L. Froidevaux

  • Stratospheric ClO and ozone from the Microwave Limb Sounder on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

    J. W. Waters;L. Froidevaux;W. G. Read;G. L. Manney

  • Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder stratospheric ozone measurements

    L. Froidevaux;Y. B. Jiang;A. Lambert;N. J. Livesey

  • Evidence for a continuous decline in lower stratospheric ozone offsetting ozone layer recovery

    William T. Ball;Justin Alsing;Justin Alsing;Daniel J. Mortlock;Daniel J. Mortlock;Johannes Staehelin

  • The Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Hydration of the Stratosphere

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  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Update on Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Other Gases of Interest to the Montreal Protocol

    A. Engel;M. Rigby;James B. Burkholder;Rafael Pedro Fernandez

  • Measuring and modeling the lifetime of nitrous oxide including its variability

    Michael J. Prather;Juno Hsu;Nicole M. DeLuca;Charles H. Jackman

  • Early validation analyses of atmospheric profiles from EOS MLS on the aura Satellite

    L. Froidevaux;N.J. Livesey;W.G. Read;Y.B. Jiang

  • Validation of the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder middle atmosphere water vapor and nitrous oxide measurements

    Alyn Lambert;W. G. Read;N. J. Livesey;M. L. Santee

  • Structure and meteorology of the middle atmosphere of Venus: Infrared remote sensing from the Pioneer Orbiter

    F. W. Taylor;R. Beer;M. T. Chahine;D. J. Diner

  • Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder O3 and CO observations in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

    N. J. Livesey;Mark Filipiak;L. Froidevaux;W. G. Read

  • The UARS and EOS Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Experiments.

    J W Waters;W G Read;L Froidevaux;R F Jarnot

  • Aura Microwave Limb Sounder upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric H2O and relative humidity with respect to ice validation

    W. G. Read;A. Lambert;J. Bacmeister;R. E. Cofield

  • Microwave Limb Sounder measurement of stratospheric SO2 from the Mt. Pinatubo volcano

    W. G. Read;L. Froidevaux;J. W. Waters

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010

    S. A. Montzka;S. Reimann;A. Engel;K. Kruger

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Joe W. Waters
Joe W. Waters Jet Propulsion Lab
Michelle L. Santee
Michelle L. Santee California Institute of Technology
William G. Read
William G. Read California Institute of Technology
Gloria L. Manney
Gloria L. Manney Northwest Research Associates
Kaley A. Walker
Kaley A. Walker University of Toronto
Nathaniel J. Livesey
Nathaniel J. Livesey California Institute of Technology
Peter F. Bernath
Peter F. Bernath Old Dominion University
Hugh C. Pumphrey
Hugh C. Pumphrey University of Edinburgh
Michael J. Schwartz
Michael J. Schwartz Jet Propulsion Lab
Alyn Lambert
Alyn Lambert California Institute of Technology

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